When your former employee and ultimate insider becomes a dreaded whistleblower who effectively calls you a pedophile AND calls for impeachment on the same day, plaintiffs' lawyers will scramble to get you in a deposition to crap all over your boss in pending cases. Popok uses his trial talents to lead the audience to what Musk firing Trump means for the dozen cases trying to declare all of Musk/Doge's actions illegal. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Citing Kafka, Chief Judge Boesberg has just told the Trump Administration that he is on to their "ruse" to try to send people away from the US to avoid Federal Court oversight, and has given new rights to 250+ non citizens sent in the middle of the night without any rights at all, to get returned to the US to appear before him to adjudicate their 5th Amendment Rights. Popok does a deep dive on the new order. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even Trump-friendly major companies won't work with Law Firms that appeased Trump and settled for over $1 billion in free legal services rather than fight him. Popok reports on the Revenge of the General Counsels, who are firing those 14 law firms and directing hundreds of millions of dollars in legal services to other firms that stood and fought back. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Intersection with Michael Popok is a weekly one-hour podcast focused on trusted, topical commentary exploring how the law intersects with and shapes people’s daily lives—including their Constitutionally protected rights and their civic, economic, and political worlds. The Intersection is hosted and curated by Michael Popok, co-founder of the top-ranked Legal AF podcast and YouTube channel. Popok is one of the most viewed and downloaded independent content creators, with over 50 million monthly downloads and views, and nearly 1 billion views overall. The Intersection was also one of the top-ranked YouTube podcasts in the platform’s newly released podcast rankings, placing in the top two among all legal and political podcasts on YouTube. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a renowned national trial lawyer and global corporate executive, Popok makes the law—and its role in our lives—easy to comprehend and entertaining. He teaches his audience, using his unique brand of humor and communication skills honed through years of jury work, to think like a lawyer while learning the secrets of the court system and the craft of lawyering. The result is a refreshing, no-holds-barred show that’s equal parts TED Talk, law school class, insider view of courtroom tactics, and pop culture seminar—all rolled into a one-hour podcast presented by the MeidasTouch Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Attorney General Pam Bondi just handed Judge Xinis yet another reason to continue to find the Trump Administration and DOJ in contempt, with her press conference announcing that the Trump Administration knew how to return Armando Garcia from El Salvador after all over the last 60 days,. Popok takes a close look at the threadbare criminal indictment in Tennessee used by Trump to cover his latest TACO move, and explains what Judge Xinis is going to do next in her efforts to hold the Trump Administration accountable. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In breaking news, a federal judge has sided with Harvard again, and just slapped back the Trump Administration again, with a new temporary restraining order to block Trump's latest attempt to declare Harvard an enemy of the state to block its admission of foreign students to try to kick them in the financial ...brass ones. Popok reports. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Popok is joined by one of the most dynamic and influential Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ritchie Torres of NY, for a far ranging discussion of what the House Democratic Leaders are doing on an almost hourly basis to reign in a lawless rogue President Trump and provides a hopeful message and blueprint for the midterm elections. Rep. Ritchie Torres Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/repritchie X: https://x.com/ritchietorres FB: https://www.facebook.com/RepRitchie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ritchietorresny Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Harvard falls to Trump, our very way of life and what it means to be an American with American Values, falls too, making their new amended suit against Trump for going after them a second time to destroy their International student population is so vital. Popok reports on the new filing and reflects on what it means to be an American. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drug use, shoving matches, fisticuffs, black eyes, and child sex abuse? A new HBO mini series? No, the Trump Administration starring Musk and Trump! Popok reports on the new reporting in their feud, which threatens Trump's legacy, why it should be a surprise, and outs a Trump insider's insider who is married to a Musk loyalist, as he examines what the fighting means in the courtrooms about DOGE. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The right wing of the Supreme Court in back to back decisions issued Friday have sided with the Trump Administration and its DOGE, first allowing it to have immediate access to all private and sensitive Social Security Records, and then casting doubt on whether it is a federal agency at all to be required to respond to Freedom of Information Act public record requests. Popok distills what these cases mean for future rulings set against the backdrop of the public falling out between Musk and Trump. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new filing by the Trump Administration with Judge Xinis overseeing the Abrego Garcia return and due process case, just made things worse for the DOJ and Trump, by informing the Judge that they returned Abrego Garcia 2 months late, as it basically admitted that they could have returned Abrego Garcia months ago if they wanted to. Popok explains how these new filings will be used against the Administration and does not solve the contempt problem, it only proves it! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California just outfoxed Trump, not only filing the new lawsuit to stop Trump's hostile take over of the State in its tracks in just the right court, but pulling just the right judge for the injunction hearing--the brother of former US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer who just came out of retirement to defend federal judges against Trump's attacks! You can't make this stuff up, and Popok provides his update. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DC Bar just gave Pam Bondi and Trump the old 1 finger salute, rejecting in a landslide Bondi's brother's attempt to take over the DC Bar, to render it toothless to oppose Trump and Bondi during the rest of the term just at the moment that Bar Associations need to band together in resistance against our most lawless president. Popok looks at the meaning of the 90% vote tally for DIane Seltzer against 9 percent for Bradley Bondi, and the bar also rejecting another lawyer directly linked to Trump and election deniers, and why Bar Associations have not choice but to protect the rule of law in our democracy and not allow a Trump takeover. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Popok provides all the legal analysis, including Supreme Court precedent under the 10th Amendment, which will be the foundation of California's new suit against Trump to get the National Guard, Marines, and other federal officials OUT of California. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A phony indictment? A corrupt "extradition" order to El Salvador? A prosecutor who won't abide by corruption and resigns? All of this and so much more when Popok updates you on Armando Abrego Garcia's arraignment and developments in the Tennessee Federal criminal case, and explains why none of this gets the Trump Administration out of hot water with Judge Xinis in Maryland. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump, who once said about the BLM protests, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" as a chilling show of excessive force against protestors, has just declared about the protests in California, "when the spitting starts, the hitting starts" to blow a dog whistle to law enforcement and the National Guard to use brutality to crush dissent, right ouf of the fascist playbook. Popok calls out Trump's strategy of purposely picking a fight with California and Governor Newsom his political rival to make this about lawlessness v. law and order and discusses why protestors must refuse to take the bait. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The very fervent Q-Anon, MAGA conspiracy base that helped Trump win election, has now picked up torches and pitchforks against his key leadership of AG Pam Bondi and the FBI's leadership of Kash Patel and former bro-podcaster Dan Bongino, because they are not "proving" all of their conspiracy theories "fast enough" like Jeffrey Epstein being "murdered," Hunter Biden dropping off "coke" at the White House, the FBI planting pipe bombs against the Jan 6 insurrectionists, democrats leaking the 2023 abortion decision at the Supreme Court, and Biden being a "robot" who was replaced 2 years ago. Popok explains that since Trump can't "feed the beast," it threatens to attack his own Administration. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump has taken to network news to warn Musk not to support Democrats in the midterms or face “severe consequences.” What does this threat reveal about the bizarre workings of Donald Trump’s mind? And what will Musk’s inevitable rejection of the threat—and his decision to side with Democrats—mean for Trump’s court cases and legacy? Popok takes a hard look. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest edition of The Intersection with Michael Popok a new podcast on the Meidas Touch Network, Popok doesn't hold back as he takes on: 1) the latest developments in Trump's attempted fascist take over of California, including a new emergency order being issued; 2) The Defense Secretary failing basic understanding of what his job is, what Trump's legal justification for commandeering State troops is, and how much all this costs; 3) what the return of Abrego Garcia means for the pending contempt proceedings in Maryland against the Trump Administration; 4) Trump's complete loss of leverage to negotiate any successful trade deals, as President Sheinbaum of Mexico teaches him the true meaning of TACO by eating his lunch on steel tariffs, and so much more at the Intersection of law and politics. Support Our Sponsors: Naked Wine: Join the Naked Wines community and head to https://NakedWines.com/legalaf for 6 bottles of wine for JUST $39.99 with shipping included Qualia: Head to https://qualialife.com/LEGALAF and use promo code: LEGALAF at checkout for 15% off your purchase! Check out The Popok Firm at: https://thepopokfirm.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking a page out of the attack on Harvard playbook, Trump, sensing a loss in the courts, is now going after California's education funding, threatening to destroy the Union by blocking federal funds. Popok takes a hard look at this losing strategy. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the US Supreme Court bail out Trump for a civil sex abuse and defamation judgment won by E Jean Carroll now that he has lost 8-2 at the Second Circuit for the second time to reverse the judgment? Popok explains why he doesn't think they will on his latest hot take. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second federal judge has now blocked Trump's efforts to destroy Democrats and their votes by imposing illegal and unconstitutional "citizenship ID" requirements. Learn about Judge Casper and why she ruled against raw presidential power to preserve the sacred right to vote. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a fast breaking story, while a federal judge late last night blocked Trump from taking over the California National Guard giving a win to democracy and Governor Newsom, later at night a 3 judge panel of the 9th Circuit, led by 2 Trump appointees, stayed the order until they get full briefing over the weekend and a hearing is conducted on Tuesday. Popok explains what the lower court ruled, why it was stayed, and what happens next as we likely are headed to the Supreme Court again. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe if you are the Proud Boys with a manufactured suit to shake down the American people for $100m because you were arrested and convicted of seditious conspiracy before pardoned by Trump, you shouldn't hire a felon and holocaust /election denier to be your lawyer in court! Popok explains what just happened in a Florida federal court. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump Administration just filed a sloppy brief missing key components (like the case law) and with a weak nonsensical analysis to try to convince a federal judge today not to block them from take over California and its national guard. Popok explains what happens next with today's pivotal hearing. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will a federal court order members of Trump's inner circle to turn over their cell phones for an examination by the Court as a penalty for violating the Court's orders in the Abrego Garcia case pending before Judge Xinis? That's a question posed by a new discovery motion filed by Abrego Garcia's attorneys which seeks to have effectively a default judgment entered against the Trump Administration for bad faith conduct since the Supreme Court ordered his return on April 10th. Popok takes a hard look at the possibility of cell phone turn over on his latest hot take. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three Trump appeal judges just bailed out Trump and blocked Chief Judge Boesberg's order compelling the Trump Administration to notify the court by tomorrow how they plan on giving Due Process rights to 140+ men sent in the middle of the night to El Salvador. Popok reports on the stay order granted and what it means over the next few weeks as the parties' fully brief the issue for the appeal. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new order has just been issued with major impacts on California's case against Trump to stop his assault on its sovereignty. Popok explains what happens next now that Judge Breyer has ruled and what will happen this Thursday in court. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaking of TACO, President Sheinbaum of Mexico just ate Trump's for lunch, as she wins the tariff war yet again, getting Trump to drop the 50% steel tariff, after she calmly explained that Mexico IMPORTS more US steel than it exports, a stubborn little fact Trump failed to grasp. Popok examines why she always beats Trump and always will. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Michael Popok on the Intersection podcast, as he takes on: Trump's continued and coordinated arrest of his Democratic Political Rivals, and MAGA's smear campaign against Democrats in the aftermath of the political killings of Democrats; Trump's rejection of his own intelligence community's briefing to start a war between the US and Iran, as a bipartisan bill is proposed to stop it; whether the 9th Circuit will rule for States Rights and California or allow Trump Troops to attack a Blue State's sovereignty; the importance of a new suit filed by the American Bar Association to protect the independence of lawyers in America; a new suit aimed at stopping Trump's attack on women and victims of domestic and sexual violence, and so much more at the intersection of law and politics. Support Our Sponsors: Pacagen: Get 15% OFF your order plus a special gift at https://Pacagen.com/legalaf iRestore: Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser and unlock HUGE savings on the iRestore Elite with the code LEGALAF at https://www.irestore.com/LEGALAF! Check out The Popok Firm at: https://thepopokfirm.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump continues to go out of his way to arrest his political rivals, now adding NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander, who joins a growing list of Democrats targeted by Trump. Popok calls out this assault on our democracy in his latest hot take. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Armando Abrego Garcia be detained pretrial for Trump's criminal charges against him or transferred so that he can have his day in court for the due process and civil rights violations the Administration committed against him when they illegally removed him to an El Salvadoran super max prison? Those were the issues in a 6 hour pretrial detention and bail hearing in Tennessee and Popok explains it all on his latest hot take. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American Bar Association has sued the ENTIRE Trump Administration in a new federal suit aimed at destroying the "Trump Law Firm Intimidation Policy" to destroy the independence of lawyers in America, and you won't believe who is representing the ABA in court! Popok takes a close look at the new federal court case, as the suit tells the terrible tale of major law firms already giving in and gutting their pro bono programs to help disadvantaged and underprivileged people to avoid being the target of Trump's attacks. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's vicious assaults on women is not just in his private life as proven in the E Jean Carroll cases, it also animates his policies, as he now goes after Congress's landmark 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and tries to defund all 50 state agencies set up to help female victims of sex and domestic violence assaults. But not if a coalition of 17 state offices devoted to protecting women have their say, with a new federal suit and injunction request filed today in Rhode Island. Popok takes a hard look at the suit, the constitutional violations by Trump, and his depraved policy initiatives under the guise of "anti-DEI" and "anti-immigration". Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Popok provides a viewers guide for what to expect during tomorrow's pivotal show down at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument, as the judges struggle to reign in Trump's assault on California, his political rival Governor Newsom, and States Rights. Popok gives it to you from a perspective of an appellate lawyer who has argued in this very same 9th Circuit court room in San Francisco, sets the stakes, and explains how the lawyers for California need to focus on Judge Bennett, the Trump moderate to win. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A federal judge has denied Trump's latest effort to avoid a major hearing in the California national guard illegal take over case, and denied a motion to stay the trial court case until tomorrow's 9th Circuit oral argument related to the case. Popok explains how the Judge has laid a trap for Trump who walked right into it related to the use of the Marines to make arrests on US soil, and why the Judge's denial will drive Trump off the cliff. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not only has Trump lost for good the bro-podcasters like Joe Rogan who are now speaking against Trump's depraved Immigration and family deportation policies, but he's lost the rest of America too, as new polling shows the WORST polls in Trump's entire history are happening right now, as the American Citizen rejects Trump's fascist cos-play, overall mishandling of foreign and domestic affairs, and his inhuman immigration policies and attempt to take over a sovereign state. Popok reports. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump should have canceled his lame fascist cosplay military parade in D.C. As Democratic officials and their families face threats in Minnesota, his brutal regime is using the military to crush First Amendment expression in California. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are rising up against his dictatorship in nationwide No Kings Day marches. Michael Popok breaks down how the people—the most vital force in our democracy—let freedom ring on Saturday, even as MAGA forces turned repressive, rolling out the National Guard to silence dissent. One MAGA governor even went so far as to call on citizens to run over protestors with their cars. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump has chickened out again in another TACO moment, demonstrating that he will cave to public pressure and protests, this time abruptly changing deportation and arrest policy to exclude hotel, food and farm workers from immigration raids. Popok explains that Trump watches cable news and new that federal agents chasing hard working non criminal immigrants through hotel lobbies, kitchens and factories was a bad look politically and he caved. He also puts this into context of what is happening in the streets in protest to Trump policies and what just happened in Minnesota. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's Marines just detained a civilian who was protesting at a federal building in LA, setting up a showdown in Federal Court with new evidence that Trump has violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the Military against civilians on domestic soil. Popok takes a close look at Judge Breyers order from Friday, and explains how he set a trap that Trump walked right into that was hiding in plain sight in his order, and why the trial judge still has jurisdiction over the case despite the 9th Circuit's stay order. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is getting pressured by the MAGA right including the Proud Boys who are livid with his decision to join the war against Iran, as Iran sends a not so subtle signal that they are ready to bargain, not bomb, their way out of the conflict. Popok looks at new reporting that Iran time of the attack was timed to get Trump's attention, and that they intentionally warned Quatar (and thus the US) before they bombed the US Air force base to minimize damage. But with the MAGA pressure on Trump and an immature and inexperienced Situation Room around him, will Trump take the hint and resolve the dispute, or fire back plunging us deeper into the conflict. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

48 hours after dropping bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities and Trump and his Administration still do not know where the Iranian uranium stockpile for nuclear weapons is at present and whether they can get their bomb making program back on line within days. Seems like a pretty big miss for getting the US in a war with Iran if you can' find the Weapons of Mass Destruction nor confirm you destroyed them, and Popok explains it all on his latest Hot take. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean that a Federal Judge has rejected the Trump DOJ's evidence and has ordered that there are no grounds to hold Kilmar Abrego-- who is presumed innocent-- in pretrial detention subject to his eventual trial on human smuggling charges? Is he going to go free? Popok puts together a new flurry of filings in the case and explains it all in his latest hot take. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The non partisan unelected by all powerful Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough just saved the Federal Reserve from Trump's attempts to defund it to punish the Fed Reserve Chairman who won't lower interest rates to give Trump cheap money to fix his failing economic policies. Popok takes a look at what she just ruled, why Senate Leaders for MAGA are abandoning Trump, and why Trump can't do a thing about it. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure the 9th Circuit stayed part of the case that would put Governor Newsom back in power over California, but can't the federal trial judge continue to decide whether Trump violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using US Marines against Americans? That's a very good question, and Popok gets to the bottom of it on his latest hot take! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's non-existent planning for Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, has now put the world and US interests at risk, as international inspectors have LOST TRACK OF Iran's enriched uranium stockpile which is enough to make 10 bombs. Popok rips the cover off this scandal, as inspectors have stopped their 2x a day inspection of the 9 Iranian nuclear facilities in the face of the war, and Trump has no answer for the missing bomb making material. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California's Governor has a huge decision to make today now that he's on the losing end of a 3-0 9th Circuit Panel decision that allows Trump to maintain control over the California National Guard and sets dangerous precedent for Trump taking over other Blue States. Does he ask all 29 judges of the 9th Circuit for a rehearing on the appeal, and/or file an emergency application to the US Supreme Court, or take his loss. Popok explains which of these unsavory options Governor Newsom must pursue to protect States Rights. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In breaking news and less than 3 hours after the MAGA Supreme Court 6-3 ruled that no federal judge has the power to almost ever issue nationwide injunctions in the context of birthright citizenship attack by Trump; the plaintiffs counsel filed a new motion for temporary injunction and to certify a class to get the birthright citizenship issue back up to the Supreme Court has fast as humanly possible. Popok explains how this exactly what Justice Sotomayor and even Kavanaugh told them to do in their separate opinions. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special cross over edition of Strict Scrutiny meets Legal AF, constitutional expert Professor Leah Litman joins Popok to break down the repercussions of the latest US Supreme Court MAGA right majority decision destroying the ability of federal judges to reign in Trump's abuse of power, and its impact on future civil rights litigation. Leah's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/leahlitman.bsky.social https://x.com/leahlitman?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/profleahlitman/ Leah's Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628 Strict Scutiny Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strict-scrutiny/id1469168641 https://open.spotify.com/show/1FPypRiOzESSmOSiLfUY7F www.youtube.com/@strictscrutinypodcast Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump has not only mismanaged the "12 Day War" between Israel and Iran, undermining our national security, but now he has literally lost it (his mind included) in a curse filled rant and "f-bomb" run in front of the press on the way to the NATO summit. Popok explains how this erratic and dangerous behavior -- the opposite of a cool calm and collected Commander in Chief, emboldens our enemies like Putin and is the flip side of the TACO-coin. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices